Mapperley Golf Course 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Gedling Getting here
52.98949, -1.10834
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 207m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 207m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Magpie +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Magpie +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Southern Hawker +60 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Southern Hawker +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Big Track Walking route ▾
Named route Ref The Big Track Local walking route
Show on map Arboretum Route 1 Walking route ▾
Arboretum Route 2 Walking route ▾
Park Steps Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Smew Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 58 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 15 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 15 National Cycle Network
Show on map NTU City Campus to New Basford Avoiding Tram Lines Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NTU - New Basford Local cycle route
Show on map Family Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map River Leen Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Midland Road Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Gedling <> Arnold Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain Bike Route Mountain bike route ▾
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Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Epistrophe nitidicollis Epistrophe nitidicollis2025
Epistrophe nitidicollis Epistrophe nitidicollis2025
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea2025
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea2025 Scleroderma verrucosum
Scleroderma verrucosum
Aniseed Funnel Clitocybe odora
Aniseed Funnel Clitocybe odora
Deer Shield Pluteus cervinus
Deer Shield Pluteus cervinus
Yellowing Curtain Crust Stereum subtomentosum
Yellowing Curtain Crust Stereum subtomentosum
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum
King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica
King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica
False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca
False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca
Stereum rameale Stereum rameale
Stereum rameale Stereum rameale
Orange Mosscap Rickenella fibula
Orange Mosscap Rickenella fibula
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor
Russet Toughshank Gymnopus dryophilus
Russet Toughshank Gymnopus dryophilus
Matt Bolete Xerocomellus pruinatus
Matt Bolete Xerocomellus pruinatus
Sagaranella tylicolor Sagaranella tylicolor
Sagaranella tylicolor Sagaranella tylicolor
Watery Toughshank Gymnopus aquosus
Watery Toughshank Gymnopus aquosus
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon
Small Stagshorn Calocera cornea
Small Stagshorn Calocera cornea
Coral Spot Nectria cinnabarina
Coral Spot Nectria cinnabarina
Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum
Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum
Ambarelo'r Bwgan Macrolepiota procera
Ambarelo'r Bwgan Macrolepiota procera
Hairy Nuts Disco Lanzia echinophila
Hairy Nuts Disco Lanzia echinophila
Snapping Bonnet Mycena vitilis
Snapping Bonnet Mycena vitilis
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius
Spring Brittlestem Psathyrella spadiceogrisea
Spring Brittlestem Psathyrella spadiceogrisea
Stump Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme
Stump Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme
Felted Twiglet Tubaria conspersa
Felted Twiglet Tubaria conspersa
Crimped Gill Plicatura crispa
Crimped Gill Plicatura crispa Wild Teasel
Wild Teasel
Dipsacus fullonum
Dipsacus fullonum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera 